Policy

During a power failure, staff should proceed as they would during computer downtime. In in case of darkness, the power failure may necessitate closing the library facility early.

Procedure

All locations

1. Look outside the building to determine if it's the neighborhood or just the building.
2. Check-out for customers will be done with flashlights and Symphony off-line circ procedures. Then if it is dark outside, for safety purposes, begin clearing patrons from the building.
3. Every branch and section should have working flashlights. The location of flashlights should be well known to staff members.
4. Supervisors should have flashlights checked every three months to be sure batteries are not run down and that flashlights work.
5. Do not use candles under any circumstances.
6. Should the power failure necessitate closing the facility early, see Emergency Closure/Change in Library Hours in this manual.

Branches

1. Report outage to Facilities Dispatch at 503.988.3779.
2. If it is dark outside, for safety purposes, clear patrons from the building.  And contact your supervisor, regional manager or EMT PIC
3. If outage occurs during weekday hours, inform the Library Facilities staff about the power outage. On weekends and afterhours, contact Facilities Dispatch and the EMT PIC - 503-201-0522
4. Depending on how long the power has been off, the security alarm may be able to be set while the power is off.  If not, contact Facilities Dispatch.
5. Staff should wait for instructions from their supervisor or the Person in Charge (PIC).

Administration

1. The person in charge should call Facilities at 503.988.3779.
2. Staff should wait for instructions from their supervisor, regional manager or the EMT PIC.